Fryske Akademy (FA)

The Fryske Akademy (FA-KNAW) is a multidisciplinary institute for the study of Friesland. The institute conducts comparative research on changes in the Frisian language, multilingualism, history, and past and present regional identity.

The Fryske Akademy carries out basic and innovative research (including contract research) of direct relevance to society. Its mission is to function as a ‘Laboratory for Friesland’. In that capacity, it performs innovative research and develops pertinent research instruments showcasing Friesland in the regional, national and international arena.

What international experts have to say about the Fryske Academy

In 2015, a committee of experts judged the Fryske Academy to be ‘good’. Some of its activities were considered ‘excellent’, for example its Historical and Geographical Information System (HISGIS) project, its history projects, and a number of its linguistics projects, such as the dictionaries project. A link to the Academy's position on the evaluation of the Fryske Akademy (pdf) can be found on the right-hand side of this page.

Management

Visiting address

Postal address

Facts

The Fryske Akademy was established in 1938. It became part of the Academy in 1990. Staff members are employed directly by the Fryske Akademy, which is an independent legal entity. The Fryske Akademy publishes its own annual report. In 2014, it employed 37.3 FTEs.